Find out more about FairWild at our booth on the Organic Africa Pavilion, Hall 4-359. Come and meet the FairWild team and stay for a cup of herbal tea (or coffee)!

Please also join us for our annual event in the Exhibitor Forum, on Thursday 15th February, 16:00 - 18:00 PM (München 2, NCC Mitte). At the event "Why wild matters: Achieving Development and Sustainability impacts with the FairWild Standard", we will introduce the FairWild Standard for wild plants as a means to achieve development goals and global commitments on biodiversity conservation, while at the same time contributing to meeting sustainability principles of the private sector.]]>http://www.fairwild.org/news/rss-comments-entry-36019919.xmlFairWild Foundation welcomes Mike Brook to the Board of TrusteesWeb EditorWed, 20 Dec 2017 09:58:00 +0000http://www.fairwild.org/news/2017/12/20/fairwild-foundation-welcomes-mike-brook-to-the-board-of-trus.html355083:4496110:36017826Mike Brook, Founder Director of the Organic Herb Trading Company, UK, joined the FairWild Board of Trustees in 2017.Zürich, December 2017 – This year saw the expansion of the FairWild Foundation Board of Trustees, with the welcoming of Mike Brook to the Board. His nomination was approved at the FairWild Annual Board meeting in July 2017. Mike now joins the seven other Trustees of the Foundation; a non-profit charitable organization registered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Mike Brook is the Founder Director of the Organic Herb Trading Company, UK. Passionate about organic herbs, Mike has built a business based on lasting relationships with growers worldwide, and has also pioneered organic production in the UK. He started by supplying herbalists from his own organic herb fields, and has since transformed the Organic Herb Trading Company to supply a diverse range of customers in the herbal tea, food, health & beauty and medicinal markets, including some of the UK's leading organic brands.

Mike will serve a three-year term as Trustee of the FairWild Foundation – helping to chart the course for the further development of the FairWild initiative, and ensure the organization stays true to its mission and achieves impact for wild plant populations and the livelihoods of harvesters worldwide.]]>http://www.fairwild.org/news/rss-comments-entry-36017826.xmlJob opportunity: FairWild Support Officer (position hosted by TRAFFIC)Web EditorMon, 27 Nov 2017 11:35:20 +0000http://www.fairwild.org/news/2017/11/27/job-opportunity-fairwild-support-officer-position-hosted-by.html355083:4496110:36001956Cambridge, UK, November 2017 – Fancy working for FairWild? Our partner organisation, TRAFFIC, have advertised for a "FairWild Support Officer", based in Cambridge, UK. This part-time role (20 hrs / week) is a maternity cover contract offered for nine months, with possibility of extension.

It is an exciting and challenging opportunity to help us build the FairWild initiative through support to the FairWild Secretariat, which TRAFFIC hosts on behalf of FairWild Foundation. You'll need good organisation and communication skills and attention to detail - ideally with a background in standards and certification, and/or a knowledge of sustainable trade and wild plants conservation issues.

Cambridge, UK, 21st August 2017–Today marks the launch of the first ever “FairWild Week” - a digital event celebrating the often-overlooked role played by wild plant ingredients in homes, communities and supply-chains across the globe.